![]() ![]() Shortly after the LCQ, Naded left the team and was replaced by APG before the season began. OpTic finally qualified by finishing 2nd in the Last Chance Qualifier. With Str8 SicK on board, the team again failed to qualify at the Summer Qualifier, placing 3rd in their group. When this roster failed to qualify for the Summer 2016 Pro League at the Invitational Qualifier, Flamesword announced his retirement and moved to the position of coach, allowing OpTic to pick up Str8 SicK. At Regionals, OpTic finished top 16, failing to qualify for Worlds.Īfter Worlds season, OpTic underwent roster changes, finalizing a roster of Maniac, Flamesword, Ace and Naded. The new roster qualified for the HWC 2016 NA Regional Finals as the 16th seed. ![]() After four online qualifiers with StelluR, he and Assault left the team and were replaced by Chaser and Lifestyle. Ace left OpTic soon after to join Team Liquid, leaving OpTic to pick up StelluR in his place. They were defeated in the first round by Supremacy, finishing in the bottom two. MaNiaC and OpTic were the only North American team invited to compete at the Gamescom Invitational 2015 four-team event. ![]() They improved slightly on their placing at HCS Indianapolis, finishing 5th, but closed out the season with another 6th place finish at the HCS Season 2 Finals. MaNiaC's first event with OpTic was Iron Games Atlanta 2015, where they finished in 6th place. After a contract dispute, it was made official later that day. On March 15, 2015, MaNiaC announced that he was leaving Noble Black to join OpTic Halo with Flamesword, Ace and Assault. ![]() At PAX, Noble Black had a much better showing, going on a huge Losers Bracket run that narrowly ended in the Losers Finals against Counter Logic Gaming to end their season with a 3rd placing and $10,000. At MaNiaC's first tournament on a team other than BtH since MLG Meadowlands 2009, MaNiaC and Noble Black placed a disappointing 9-12th at Gamers For Giving 2015, but managed to hold onto the 8th seed and qualify for the season finals at PAX East 2015. Ironically, APG would end up replacing ContrA and teaming with MaNiaC once again. This lead to MaNiaC joining Noble Black with Arkanum, Aries and ContrA. Following UGC, BtH disbanded when Lethul and APG left. With a roster of MaNiaC, APG, Lethul and Legit, BtH took 5th place at Iron Games Columbus 2014, and 9th at UGC St. MaNiaC brought BtH into the HCS, one of the few top teams to not go the route of signing with an eSports organization. This was MaNiaC's 2nd major tournament win and his first since the MLG Orlando 2009 National Championship. The roster consisted of Cloud, Reliable and Snip3down.īelieve the Hype won the ESL MCC Launch Invitational in November 2014 with a roster of MaNiaC, Formal, Lethul and APG. They ended the season 3rd at the MLG Providence 2011 National Championship. In 2011, Believe the Hype placed 3rd in three separate events. MaNiaC and Believe the Hype continued to swap out players in the first season of Halo Reach. Believe the Hype underwent a handful of changes throughout the 2010 season, resulting in their best finish being 3rd at MLG Columbus 2010. They placed 5th at MLG Anaheim 2009 and followed that performance with a 1st place finish at the MLG Orlando 2009 National Championship. In 2009, MaNiaC found success on Believe the Hype with a roster consisting of Cloud, Clutch and Demon D. He placed top 8 twice, at MLG Orlando 2008 and MLG Dallas 2008 with two separate teams. MaNiaC competed in 3 out of the 6 MLG events in 2008. His best placing in Halo 2 was 21st, at MLG Orlando 2007. His team, Joke a ChoKe, consisted of Anthrax, Cloud and Death. MaNiaC made his Professional Gaming debut with a top 32 finish at MLG Charlotte 2007. He has recently become a popular streamer and eSports celebrity, experiencing a surge in popularity since joining OpTic Gaming and gaining over 100,000 YouTube subscriptions in a matter of months. Nick Kershner was born between on March 15, 1991. He is well known for his nearly six year tenure as a member of Believe the Hype and for his final year of competing on OpTic Gaming. Nick " MaNiaC" Kershner is a retired veteran player that is now creating content for OpTic Gaming. ![]()
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